The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1887-06-23
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North Carolina State Board of Agri-
culture.

Col. w. F. Green, 4th Congressional
District.
). H. Murrow, 9TH Congressional Dis
trict.
S. B. Alexander, 9th Congressional Dis
trict (elect).
A. Leazer, 7th Congressional District.
Burwell Blanton, 9th Congressional Dis
trict. - -1 :=%'
DIR. G. D. Smith, 9th Congressional Dis
trict. o.
John Robinson, Commissioner.
T. X. Bruner, Acting Secretary.
G. w. Dabney, Jr., Chemist and Dlrec-
tor of Experiment Station.
John T. Patrick, General Agent Immi-
TRUSTEES OF THE AGRICULTURAL n ME-.
CHANICAL COLLEGE.
The members Of the Board of Agricul-
ture, to whom are added:
W. S. Primrose, Wake.
G.. q. French, Fender.
II. E. Fries, Forsyth.
Gen. r. Barringer, Mecklenburg.
Elias Carr, Edgecombe.
STATE GRANGE PATRONS OF ~HUsBANDRY.
W. R. Williams, Falkland, Pitt county,
Master.
DR.. J. w. Seasons, Bethel, Lecturer.
w. II. Powell, Battleboro, Treasurer.
r. T. J. Ludwig, Mt. Pleasant, Secre-
tary.
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.
Rev. VIM. Grant, Jackson, n. G.
Capt. W. H. Powell, Battleboro, ="
N. T. Ridley, Boykins, Va.
THE NORTH CAROLINA FARMERS ASSOCIATION.
President-Elias Carr, Old Sparta,
Edgecombe county.
Vice Presidents-W. R. Williams, LIST
Congressional District; w. A. Darden,
I'd Congressional District; G. q. French,
Sd Congressional District; w. F. Green,
4th Congressional District; H. E. Fries,
9Th Congressional District; rs. Reid, 9th
Congressional District; w. H.. Hobson,
9TH Congressional District; Burwell Blan-
ton, 9Th Congressional District; W. II.
Mcclure, 9th Congressional District.
B. F.. Hester, Oxford, Secretary; S.
Ohio Wilson, Vineyard, and w. E. Ben
bow, Oak Ridge, Assistant Secretaries.
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.
D. Reid Parker, Trinity College, A.
McIver, Oaks, D. Men. Mckay, Averas-
boro; L. L. Polk, Raleigh, and c.. Nc
Donald, Concord.
n. C. AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY.
W. G.. Upchurch, Raleigh, President;
John Nichols, Raleigh, Secretary.
President. Van Lindley, Pomona.
Secretary-S. Ohio Wilson, Vineyard.
TREASURER. A. Lineback, Salem.
President Cleveland has been invited
to our next State Fair.
The Teachers's Assembly at More
head, is said to number over one thou
sand.
Trials for speed at our next State
Fair will be confined strictly to trotting
and to horses owned in the State. Good!
The Pennsylvania Senate says that
in the execution of criminals, hereafter,
in that State, electricity should be used
instead of hemp.
The tobacco men of North Carolina
will hold a preliminary meeting in Green's
boro July I'd, to arrange for holding a con-
vention Of the tobacconists of the State.
The muddle in the revenue district
matter in this State hassbeen settled by
relieving both Mr.. Boyd, of the 9TH, and
Mr.. Dowd, of the 6th,' and appointing Mr..
Kerr Craige, of Salisbury. - .
The upper portion Of Arson county
has been invaded by a mighty army of
chintz bugs, which is sweeping everything
before it except the cotton. So it is re-
ported to the Intelligence.
The ex-Confederate veterans of R. e.
Lee Camp, visited Boston and other cities
in New England last week and were re-
ceived in the most cordial and hospitable
manner by the ex-Union soldiers.
The railroad from Lynchburg, Va,
to Durham, N. c., is now regarded as a
certainty. And the progressive people of
Winsten-Salem are now hopeful that the
road from Roanoke, Va, to the twin-city
will be built.
Travel on the N. G. Division of the
R. I'd. R. R. is steadily increasing. The
track and road-bed has beer greatly i'm
proved and we notice that three new iron
bridges are being put up to replace
wooden ones.
The commencement exarcisas at